John Eyre (Canadian politician)

John Eyre
John Eyre
Ontario MPP
	In office; 1867–1871
Preceded by	Riding established
Succeeded by	William Wilson Webb
Constituency	Northumberland East
Personal details
Born	June 1824; Launceston, Cornwall, United Kingdom
Died	May 13, 1882 (aged 57)
Political party	Liberal
Spouse	Calista Stevens (m. 1853)
Occupation	Lawyer

John Eyre (June 1824 – May 13, 1882) was an

Liberal

from 1867 to 1871.

He was born in

Cobourg with his family in 1832. He was admitted to practice as an attorney in 1851. He settled at Brighton in 1853 and married Calista Stevens, granddaughter of bishop John Reynolds, in 1856. Eyre was defeated in the 1871 election for the same seat by William Wilson Webb

. He was one of the original shareholders of the Brighton Wharf Company.

Eyre's former residence in Brighton is known as the White House.

King Edward VII was a guest there.^{[citation needed}

]

Electoral history

t e 1867 Ontario general election: Northumberland East
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	John Eyre	1,492	64.56
	Conservative	G.S. Burrell	817	35.35
	Independent	Mr. Cummings	1	0.04
	Independent	Mr. Humphries	1	0.04
Total valid votes			2,311	66.97
Eligible voters			3,451
	Liberal pickup new district.
Source: Elections Ontario^[1]

t e 1871 Ontario general election: Northumberland East
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	William Wilson Webb	694	37.70	−26.86
	Conservative	John Eyre	664	36.07	+0.71
	Independent	Mr. Meyers	483	26.24
Turnout			1,841	53.22	−13.75
Eligible voters			3,459
	Liberal hold		Swing		−13.79
Source: Elections Ontario^[2]

References

^ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1867. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
^ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1871. Retrieved March 31, 2024.

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[1] "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1867. Retrieved March 15, 2024.

[2] "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1871. Retrieved March 31, 2024.

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